Men's Lacrosse

Timmy Katz Drafted by MLL's Long Island Lizards

Jun 06, 2010

NEW HAVEN, CT (June 6, 2010) - Timmy Katz was
drafted by the Long Island Lizards in the 2010 Major League
Lacrosse Collegiate Draft held at Yale University on Sunday.
Katz, an attacker and Long Island native from Freeport, NY, was
selected in the fifth round by the Lizards.

Long Island selected fourth overall in Sunday's draft and took
Duke long stick midfielder Parker McKee with its first pick.
Katz was 28th player selected and the fourth pick made by the
Lizards in the six team, eight round draft. Katz becomes the
second Pioneer in program history to be selected in the MLL Draft,
joining Tony Tanzi who was the 46th player taken in the 2008 draft
by the Boston Cannons.

In his final season for the Pioneers, Katz led the Red &
White with 32 goals and 15 assists for 47 total points. He
was named a USILA Scholar All-American as well as a NEILA Scholar
Athlete. Katz also represented SHU in the NEILA East/West
All-Star Game and the North/South USILA All-Star Game, which he
scored two goals in and collected an assist.

Katz led the Pioneers in scoring each of the last three seasons
and finished his four-year career with 78 goals, 38 assists and 116
points. His 32 goals this season marked a career high
mark.